The Films of Charles & Ray Eames, Six DVD Set by Eames, Charles; Ray Eames; Eames Demetrios - 2005

Six Region 1 DVDs in original plastic cases with illustrated card slipcase, color, totaling 5 hours 37 minutes. Discs are fine with no scratches or marks; the cases are near fine. An impressive collection of filmwork by Charles and Ray Eames, who were "among the finest American designers of the 20th Century. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design (the Eames Chair), industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. In the early 1950s, the Eameses extended their interest and skill in photography into filmmaking. They created over eighty-five short films ranging in subjects from tops to the world of Franklin and Jefferson, from simple sea creatures to the explanation of advanced mathematical and scientific concepts, such as the workings of the computer." This set includes Powers of Ten; 901:After 45 Years of Working (a film by Eames Demetrios); Toccata for Toy Trains; House: After Five Years of Living; Lucia Chase Vignette; Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair; The Black Ships; Atlas; Blacktop; The World of Franklin and Jefferson; The Franklin and Jefferson Proposal Film; The Opening of an Exhibition; Design Q&A; IBM Mathematics Peep Shows; SX-70; Copernicus; Fiberglass Chairs; Goods; Tops; IBM at the Fair; A Computer Glossary; Eames Lounge Chair; The Expanding Airport; Kepler's Laws; Bread; Polyorchis Haplus; Tops (from Stars of Jazz); Day of the Dead; S-73 (Sofa Compact); Babbage; Alpha; Exponents: A Study in Generalization; Solar Do-Nothing Machine; Aquarium (National Fisheries Center and Aquarium); and parade.